Week 4 Discussion 1

Influence Decision-Makers

 If an organization considers its employees to be human assets, training and development represents an ongoing investment in these assets and one of the most significant investments an organization can make. Training involves employees acquiring knowledge and learning skills that they will be able to use immediately; employee development involves learning that will aid the organization and employee later in the employee’s career. Many organizations use the term learning rather than training to emphasize the point that the activities engaged in as part of this developmental process are broad based and involve much more than straightforward acquisition of manual or technical skills. Learning implies ongoing development and continuously adding to employees ‘skills and knowledge to meet the challenges the organization faces from its external environment. A focus on learning, as opposed to training, emphasizes results rather than process, making such an approach more palatable to senior executives. Any kind of employee learning that is not reinforced by the organization’s reward system has little chance of impacting employee behavior and performance.

Assignment: – Post a description of:

Question A

· How does global human resource management differ from domestic HRM?

· What challenges do these differences present from a strategic HR standpoint?

Question B

· Often interviews are conducted with existing employees when an organizational diagnosis has been deemed necessary.

· When interviewing various employees within a company, there may be distrust or fear of rebuttal for unfavorable responses.

· How would you build a new professional relationship with an employee prior to an interview?

· 3 – 4 paragraphs

· No plagiarism

· APA citing